Combined fountain pen holder and humidor



Dec. 22, 1931- E. LJOVINGTON 1,837,991

COMBINED FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER AND HUMIDOR Filed April 23, 1950III/IIIIIIII/I llllllfilllflllllllllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllzATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 22, 1931 UNITED STATES EARLE L. OVINGTON, OFSANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA COMBINED FOUNTAIN PEN HOLDER AND HUMIDORApplication filed April 23, 1930. Serial No. 446,590.

This invention relates to a desk or table fountain pen holder andhumidor.

The invention has for its object the provision of a new article ofmanufacture of the indicated character, whereby to humidify the air inthe presence of the nib of a fountain pen, to thus reduce evaporation ofthe ink, and also to prevent the ink from drying in the writing end ofthe pen, when the pen is not in use and is in the holder.

The nature of the invention and its distinguishing features andadvantages will appear when the following specification is read inconnection with the accompanying drawing, in which The figure is avertical sectional View of a fountain pen holder and humidor constructedin accordance with the invention, a fountain pen being shown inserted inits holder; the holder and pen being shown in one position in full linesand in another position in dot and dash lines.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, an article ofthe indicated character will include a hollow body 10 of any preferreddesign or shape, and made of any preferred material. The said body 10 istherefore in the form of a container adapted to hold a quantity ofliquid, preferably water, indicated at 11. The body 10 has a fillingopening 12 which is closed by a removable stopper or plug 13. The bottomof the body 10 is provided with a pad 14'made of rubber, felt or anyother suitable material to prevent the article from slipping when placedon the top of a desk or table. A tubular member 15 of tapering formationis connected to the container body 10 by a ball and socket joint 20, inorder that the holder 15 may be swung to differentangular positions. Thetubular member 15 constitutes a holder or receptacle for the writing endof a fountain pen, designated 17 It will be apparent that the fountainpen may be inserted into the holder 15, and that the extremity of thepen barrel adjacent the nib of the pen makes a tight fit with the holderkeeping the moisture confined below the end of the pen barrel.

The ball of the joint 20 is of hollow construction so that the lower endof the holder 15 will be in communication with the interior of thecontainer body 10. If desired, use may be made of a wick 21 whichprojects through the ball of the joint 20 and which is immersed in thewater in the container body 10, as shown. The use of the wick 21 bringsthe water closer to the nib of the pen and at the same time allows theholder 15 to be adjusted to any desired angle, to suit the user of thepen. It is to be understood, however, that the wick 21 may be omitted,in which case the article will still operate as a humidor for the pen.When a wick is used, a relatively small opening may be provided in theball of the joint 20, which will afford a wider range of adjustment ofthe pen holder 15.

It will be apparent that the nib of the fountain pen will be kept in ahumid atmosphere produced by the water in the container body 10, whichmay evaporate for this purpose, when the pen is not in use and is in theholder 15. It follows therefore that by reason of the fact the nib ofthe fountain pen is kept in a humid atmosphere, the ink in the pen willnot dry out, consequently, the pen will always be ready for use forwriting, even after it has remained in the holder for a com parativelylong time.

Claims:

1. A new article of manufacture comprising the combination of a tubularholder, a fluid container suitably united with the lower end of theholder so that it isopen to the interior of the container, and also sothat the holder may be adjusted to different angular positions withrespect to the container, said holder being adapted to receive and gripthe writing end of a fountain pen, to form an airtight seal above thenib of the pen, and means immersed in the fluid in the container andleading into the lower end of the holder,

for the purpose of humidifyingthe air at the nib of the pen to keep thelatter moist.

2. A new article of manufacture comprising the combination of a tubularholder, and

a liquid container suitably united With the lower end of the holder sothat it is open to the interior of the container, and also so that theholder may be adjusted to different angu- LO lar positions with respectto the container,

said holder being adapted to receive and grip the Writing end of afountain pen, to form an airtight seal above the nib of the pen, andsaid liquid container serving to humidity the air 1 at the nib of thepen to keep the latter Moist.

7 EAR-LE L. OVINGTON.

